System and method for providing customized user experience with absorbent articles

Abstract

Included are embodiments for a computer based system and method for providing consumers with mass customized personal hygiene absorbent articles. Some embodiments include registering a user for participation (or allowing them to participate as a guest user) in an online customizing and purchasing system, in which one or more absorbent articles, e.g. diapers, are customized in response to input about a child intended to be the wearer of such absorbent articles, the input being provided by a user, and a user being provided with the opportunity to purchase such customized absorbent articles.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing consumers with mass customized personal hygiene absorbent articles, comprising:
 registering a user to customize personal hygiene absorbent articles, wherein registering the user comprises receiving and storing user information;   receiving, from the user input relating to a child or adult intended to wear customized absorbent articles, wherein the input relates to at least one characteristic of the child or adult that influences the functional features of the customized absorbent article;   utilizing the information obtained in the prior step to select absorbent article components that functionally relate to the characteristics of the prior step;   combining the absorbent article components selected in the prior step into a prototype absorbent article and providing an image and/or description of such article to the user;   receiving from the user input either selecting the prototype absorbent article of the prior step or expressing a the choice to modify the prototype absorbent article;   in response to the selection of a final prototype absorbent article, providing the user with an option to purchase said final prototype absorbent article.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the absorbent article is an adult incontinence brief or pant. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the input comprises weight or body mass index. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein when the body mass index is greater than or equal to 30, the prototype absorbent article comprises a low to medium leg cut among a choice of low, medium, or high leg cut. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein when the body mass index is greater than or equal to 30, the prototype absorbent article comprises a high weight level among a choice of low or high waist level. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein when the body mass index is less than or equal to 25, the prototype absorbent article comprises a medium to high leg cut among a choice of low, medium, or high leg cut. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein when the body mass index is less than or equal to 25, the prototype absorbent article comprises a low weight level among a choice of low or high waist level. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the input comprises a body shape selected from a group comprising at least one of rectangle, cylindrical, hourglass, pear, and apple. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein when the body shape is pear or apple, the prototype absorbent article comprises a low to medium leg cut among a choice of low, medium, or high leg cut. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein when the body shape is pear or apple, the prototype absorbent article comprises a high weight level among a choice of low or high waist level. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the prototype absorbent article comprises a recommended waist level among low and high, and wherein the user is presented with an opportunity to modify the prototype absorbent article by selecting a color of the final prototype absorbent article. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the prototype absorbent article comprises a recommended waist level among low and high, and wherein the user is presented with an opportunity to modify the prototype absorbent article by selecting the final prototype absorbent article to comprise a scent or to be scent-free. 
     
     
         13 . A computing device for customized advice messaging, comprising:
 a memory component that stores a program for performing at least the following:   registering a user to customize personal hygiene absorbent articles, wherein registering the user comprises receiving and storing user information;   receiving, from the user input relating to a child or adult intended to wear customized absorbent articles, wherein the input relates to at least one characteristic of the child or adult that influences the functional features of the customized absorbent article;   utilizing the information obtained in the prior step to select absorbent article components that functionally relate to the characteristics of the prior step;   combining the absorbent article components selected in the prior step into a prototype absorbent article and providing an image and/or description of such article to the user;   receiving from the user input either selecting the prototype absorbent article of the prior step or expressing a the choice to modify the prototype absorbent article;   in response to the selection of a final prototype absorbent article, providing the user with an option to purchase said final prototype absorbent article.   
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium for customized advice messaging that stores a program causes a computing device to perform the following:
 registering a user to customize personal hygiene absorbent articles, wherein registering the user comprises receiving and storing user information;   receiving, from the user input relating to a child or adult intended to wear customized absorbent articles, wherein the input relates to at least one characteristic of the child or adult that influences the functional features of the customized absorbent article;   utilizing the information obtained in the prior step to select absorbent article components that functionally relate to the characteristics of the prior step;   combining the absorbent article components selected in the prior step into a prototype absorbent article and providing an image and/or description of such article to the user;   receiving from the user input either selecting the prototype absorbent article of the prior step or expressing a the choice to modify the prototype absorbent article;   in response to the selection of a final prototype absorbent article, providing the user with an option to purchase said final prototype absorbent article.